Band for garments



June 9, 1936.

H. HARDI E BAND FOR GARMENTS Filed Oct. 4, 1934 INVENTOR. 17512731 flarde ATTORNEYS Patented June 9, 1936 1 (UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE nANnroaGaaMEN'rs 1. f

. .Harry Hardie, Baltimore, Md., assignor to The HFaultless Manufacturing Company, Baltimore, Md a corporation of Maryland i 1 Application. October 4, 1934, Serial No. 746,765

'2 claim (01. 2-243) The present invention relates broadlyto bands for garmentsand more. especially is an improve ment upon the band disclosed in the Harsh Patent Reissue 16,641, reissued May 31, 1927..

Where woven rubber thread webbing is utilized does not tend to pull against the skin of the wearer so that the band will not be noticeable to the wearer. Where sheet rubber is utilized as in the Harsh construction, it is desirable that the rubber shall be anchored in such manner that the rubber tends to lie flat, not only when the garment is in use, but also when the garment is being laundered. To this end, it is desirable that the strip b of sheet rubber be anchored in place so that it does not tend to move or slide to one side of the sheath, where if it were not anchored it will take the form of a roll of sheet rubber. Where the rubber is anchored to the sheath in such manner that both sides of the sheath are anchored together, there is less flexibility than where freedom of movement is allowed between the side walls of the sheet.

Another problem which comes into the manufacture of devices of this character is the problem of simplicity. If a large number of seams are required, the cost of sewing becomes an element which must be considered.

Inthe present invention, a strip of rubber is anchored to one face of a piece of cloth adjacent to an edge thereof which may be folded over with the rubber anchored thereon, and sewed to the body of the cloth in such manner as to form an enclosing pocket or sheath in whichthe strip of sheet rubber is secured. This construction results in a highly flexible secure band which meets the above specified problems.

The sheath may be formed in various ways, but preferably, the completed device is formed by securing a strip of very elastic thin sheet rubber to a face 01 the garment material by the use of stretchable sewing. The edge of the garment to which the strip of rubber is anchored is then folded over and sewed by stretchable stitching. Preferably, the band is formed directly on the garment material. However, where desirable it may be made as a separate band. The strip of sheet rubber may be sewed adjacent the edge ofthe garment material and when the material is folded over, the strip of rubber is carried by the fielded over portion. This .form attaches the sheet of rubber to the outside of the sheath, leaving the inside face of the material free to move relative to the strip of rubber. As an alternate construction, the strip of rubber may be sewed a suflicient distance from the edge of the cloth so that. a cover .piece ofcloth is folded over the strip of rubber and in this construction, the rubber strip is carried by the cloth adjacent the body of thewearer. In either case, theband is extremely flexible and has the effect of a folded'over piece of cloth with two separate sides that are free 'to move within limits relative to each other.

It is recognized that the present invention may becarried out in constructions other than those specifically disclosed herewith, and, therefore, the disclosure is to be understood as illustrative and not in the limiting sense.

Fig. 1 is a plan view illustrating a portion of a strip of highly elastic sheet rubber sewed adjacent the edge of a piece of stretchable cloth.

Fig. 2 is an edge elevation of the construction shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 illustrates the construction in Fig. 1 when it is folded over on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1 with the edge of the cloth sewed to the body of the cloth by stretchable stitches.

Fig. ,4 illustrates a strip of highly elastic sheet rubber sewed to a piece of cloth remote from the edge and with the edge folded over a strip of rubber and sewed to the body of the cloth by stretchable stitches to form a sheath in which the strip of rubber is enclosed.

Fig.5 is an edge elevational view 01' the construction shown in Fig. 4. a

Fig. 6 illustrates a narrow strip of rubber secured to a piece of stretchable cloth by means of a single row of stretchable stitches passing through the rubber and the cloth.

Fig. 7 illustrates an edge view of a completed band formed from the material shown in Fig. 6

when the same is folded over on line 1-1 of Fig. 6 and the edge of the cloth is sewed by stretchable stitches to the body of the garment.

rm. 3 illustrates the edge of the stretchable cloth i carrying the strip of rubber 2 as being folded over on the line 33 of Fig. 1 and sewed to the body of the cloth Iv by means of stretchable stitches 0. This construction forms a sheath iii-which the inner side wall I comprises a single thickness of material which is not anchored to the outside sheath 8 that carries the strip of rubber 2 by this construction, the sides of the sheaths I and 8 are free to move relative to each other to substantially the same extent as if the sheet of rubber were not present.

Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate a construction which is similar to that illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 with theexception that the sheet of rubber, 2 is sewed by elastic stitches I and 5 further away from the edge -of the cloth, so as to leave a suiilcient amount of cloth to be folded over to form the sheath that encloses the rubber strip 2. In this construction, when the band is completed, the rubber strip 2 is secured to the side wall I of the sheath, leaving the side wall I thereof entirely free except for the line of elastic stitches 6 which secures the edge of the cloth to the body thereof.

Figs. 6 and '7 illustrate a construction similar to that shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 in which a narrow strip of elastic sheet rubber '9 is secured to the stretchable cloth I by a single row of stitches 10. It will be clear to those skilled in the art that this variation of the invention may be applied either to the constructions illustrated in Figs. 1,

2, and 3 or to the construction illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5.

The above constructions are simple in manufacture and are practical in use and provide a very satisfactory elastic band for many articles of wear where elastic bands are desirable.

What I claim is:

. 1. An elastic band for garments comprising an integral piece of textile material folded adjacent an edge to form a sheath having a pair of iongitudinally extending opposed free side walls, a strip of highly elastic and highly flexible sheet rubber extending longitudinally between said opposed side walls, stretchable stitches anchoring said strip of sheet rubber solely to one of said 1 side walls whereby the other of said side walls may move independently of said strip of rubber, and stretchable stitches passing through the edge of said textile material to form closure means for said sheath.

2. An elastic band for garments comprising a sheath formed of opposing side walls of stretchable textile fabric, a strip of highly flexible and highly elastic sheet rubber attached to the inner face of one of said side walls and extending between said side walls, stretchable stitches securing said strip solely to said inner face of oneof said side walls with the other of said side walls comprising a cover member for said strip of rubber separate from said strip of rubber and 'w being movable independently thereof. HARRY HARDIE. 

